Funded startups

An AI drug-discovery company that combines molecular models, experimental biology and a drug pipeline to identify and develop new medicines.

Apex Intelligence is developing self-evolving foundation models to help researchers generate and test scientific hypotheses.

Aristotle provides conversational AI tutoring for secondary-school students, with guided questions, a shared whiteboard and practice adapted to their progress.

Axo Longevity is a preventive-health membership that combines recurring laboratory testing with personalised insights and an AI health coach.

Ayble Health is a virtual digestive-care clinic for people with gastrointestinal symptoms and chronic conditions. Its multidisciplinary care team combines medical visits, registered dietitians, pharmacists, behavioral-health support and coaching in a personalized care plan, with coverage through health plans and employer or health-system partnerships.

BackOps coordinates supply-chain exceptions across enterprise systems, carriers, suppliers and distributors.

Barrell Lithium is developing lithium-brine resources in East Texas’s Smackover Formation. It assembles prospective land positions, evaluates subsurface geology and advances direct-lithium-extraction projects to supply lithium for the battery value chain; the company is in exploration and commercial development.

BATTIA is developing an integrated process to recycle end-of-life electric-vehicle batteries, using robotic dismantling and selective recovery to return high-purity lithium, nickel, cobalt, manganese and graphite to battery makers.

CADDi’s AI data platform structures and connects the drawings, specifications, procurement records and other fragmented information used across manufacturing. Products such as CADDi Drawer and CADDi Quote help engineering, procurement and production teams find reusable design knowledge, manage quoting and turn operational decisions into searchable company data; the platform serves manufacturers internationally.